Tool And Die

MR. ROESELER, Idora Boulevard, Kissimmee, died Wednesday. Born in Werdohl, Germany, he moved to Kissimmee from Kenosha, Wis., in 1986. He was a tool and die maker for Cast Crete. He was a Protestant. Survivors: wife, Marga; son, Thorten, Kissimmee; daughter, Heidi Stuart, Kissimmee; sisters, Christine Langenstroer, Kissimmee, and Liza Sulzer, West Germany; three grandchildren. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Grissom Chapel. The Rev. Elvin E. Miller of First Christian Church will officiate.

MR. HAYES, 151 E. Minnehaha Ave., died Thursday, Feb. 13. He was a retired tool and die maker. Born in Torch Lake, Mich., he moved to Clermont in 1989. He was a Moose. He was a Catholic. Survivors: daughter, Shirley Mahalick, Sebastian; sister, Netti Bellamy, Michigan; two grandchildren. Becker Funeral Home, Clermont.

CHILTON, Wis. -- A retired tool and die maker bequeathed more than $500,000 for a new animal shelter and $5,000 to his schnauzer, Bozo. Robert Hansen's bequest comes as the Eastshore Humane Association prepares to break ground Friday on a 4,500-square-foot building to replace its current home in the basement of a veterinary clinic.

MR. LaPRELL, 1019 Aloha Way, Lady Lake, died Monday, Nov. 15. He was a tool and die maker. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., he moved to Central Florida in 1972. He was a member of Chapel of All Faiths, Lady Lake. Survivor: wife, Lillian L. Beyers Funeral Home, Lady Lake.

MR. NEWBERRY, Orange Drive, Bushnell, died Wednesday, April 13. He was a tool and die maker in the automobile industry. Born in Turner Township, Mich., he moved to Central Florida in 1983. He was a Protestant. Survivors: wife, Virginia; daughter, Edna Mott, Los Lunas, N.M.; brother, William M., Lincoln Park, Mich.; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Purcell Funeral Home, Bushnell.

When Julius Blum Corp. set out to recruit skilled machine technicians and tool and die makers, it dispatched an army of national recruiters and took out ads in major papers across the country.After four years, the effort netted three workers. The Austrian-owned kitchen-cabinet hinge maker in Stanley, N.C., is still looking for three more.Last spring, Blum decided to do something about the dwindling supply of skilled workers.Blum's vice president of engineering, Leonhard Niedermoser, met with officials at Swiss-owned Max Daetwyler Corp.

Essex Tool and Die Co. of Apopka recently filed for reorganization and protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Because of an editing error, the filing was listed twice, including under the wrong chapter heading, in the March 6-12 issue of Central Florida Business.

BERTHA P. BOSS, 82 . . . tool and die makerMRS. BOSS, 112 Magnolia Lane, Eustis, died Friday, Sept. 23. She was a tool and die maker for Allison Division of General Motors for 25 years. Born in Greenwood, Ind., she moved to Central Florida in 1974. She was a member of the Eustis Moose Lodge. Survivors: daughter, Brenda Mock, Greenwood, Ind.; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Hamlin and Hilbish Funeral Directors, Eustis.

ERICH ROHN, 93, Fergason Avenue, Deltona, died Monday, June 27. Mr. Rohn was a retired tool and die maker. Born in Germany, he moved to Central Florida in 1968. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, DeBary. Stephen R. Baldauff Funeral Home, Deltona.

MR. HERCUTT, 1740 W. Schwartz Blvd., Lady Lake, died Wednesday, June 15. Born in Dayton, Ohio, he moved to Central Florida in 1987. He was a Lutheran. He was a member of VFW Post 9968, Dublin, Calif., and a member of the American Legion Post 347, Lady Lake. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. Survivor: wife, Margurette, Lady Lake. Beyers Funeral Home, Lady Lake.

MR. HENNEQUIN, County Road 651, Bushnell, died Friday, May 20. He was a retired tool and die maker. He also was a private pilot and farmer. Born in Florissant, Mo., he moved to Central Florida in 1977. He was a member of St. John and St. James Catholic Church, Ferguson, Mo. Survivors: wife, Kathryn; son, Denny, Bushnell; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Purcell Funeral Home, Bushnell.

AMIL OTTO HINTZ, 96, 15130 Timber Village Road, Groveland, died Saturday, May 14. Mr. Hintz was a retired tool and die maker. Born in Menominee, Mich., he moved to Central Florida in 1992. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Groveland. He was a veteran of World War I. Survivor: wife, Grace Gerke. Kurfiss Funeral Home, Groveland.